The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1887-03-30

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The water is higher at Bismarck, Oak,
than ever before. Railroad communica
ton is threatened. There is no longer any
doubt of the drowning Of the Jackson
family at Painted Woods-fathcr, mother
and two children.
In the Rhode Island House of Rcprcscn
tativcs a resolution proposing an amend
mcnt to the Constitution, abolishing the
registry tax and property qualifications,
was unanimously passed.
st. Mary's Catholic, st. Paul's Episcopal,
and First Presbyterian churches ut New
burgh, n. Y, were entered by thieves ON
last Tuesday night aud the poor boxes in
each robbed.
Maxwell Ernst Virgo, an Englishman,
80 years of age, went violently insane in the
office of a. II. Hemingway, Secretary of
the y. NJ. c. a., in Chicago, on Sunday
afternoon. He was addicted to gambling.
The President has appointed Oscar s..
Strauss, of New York, to be envoy extra
ordinary and minister. plcnipotcntiary of
the United States to Turkey.
All the people who knew all about Mr..
Bccchcr without knowing anything about
him in reality are much surprised to learn
that hc was proud of his ancestry and carly
poverty.
Nina Van Zandt, who won the prize for
sentimental idiocy by marrying Anarchist
Spies by proxy, is occasionally permitted
to touch that hcro's iingcr-tips through the
grated door of his cell.
Alfred Sully made one deal without
dropping any cards the other day, his check
for $3.50 having been received by the New
York World, which has in hand the fund
for Il national conservatory.
S. III. Baker, a prominent real estate spec
ulator Of Minneapolis, is wanted by his
friends about 100000 worth. All his
property is heavily mortgagcd and the
funds therefor are gone. Canada.
Congressman Wills, of Kentucky. saws
President Cleveland has grown very rap.
idly in the regard of Congress during the
last session, his veto of the dependent pen
sion bill going far towards that end"
a train on the Norfolk and Western
railroad went through Big Otter River
bridge, about twenty miles above Lynch
burg Thursday afternoon. 1t is stated that
eight persons were killed.
y rain, slcct and snow storm has pros.
tratcd the telegraph wires in all directions
from New York, and the transmission of
dispatches is much delayed. Communica-
ton with the West is almost entirely cut off.
The United States government has
bought from the city OF Charleston the
guard house property, for $1O.O 0 whcrcon
To erect the new public building. The
guard house was wrecked by the earth.
quake last year.
Mrs. Cleveland unveiled the portrait of
Mrs. dolly" Madison Wednesday night.
The occasion was a charitable entertain,
mcnt in aid of the Washington City Or.
phan Asylum. Mrs. Madison was one of
the SIN founders OF the institution.
The Missouri Legislature has adjourned
sine die, but Governor MarmGdukc notified
both houses that he would soon call them
together, in extra session, TO enact laws ia
enforce the constitutional provisions in
reference TO railroads.
There was 4 large meeting at Cooper
lnion, New York, Monday night under
the auspices OF the National League, tc
protest against the proposed cocrciyc meas
Ltrc about to be Introduced in the British
Parliament.
Whil'"Ncr Quaker Church, at Buffalo,
Kansas was blown TO atoms BY 81 giHn;
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